care giver infant interactions ao1 Flashcards
reciprocity
mothers typically pick up on and respond to infant alertness around two thirds of the time
according to who
Feldman and Eidelman 2007
from around three months this interaction tends to be increasingly frequent and involves close attention to each others signals and facial expression
according to who
Feldman and Eidelman 2007
define reciprocity
a description of how two people interact
mother infant interaction is reciprocal in that both infant and mother respond to each others signals and each elicits a response from the other
traditional views of childhood seen the baby in what type of role
- how do we see the role now
passive , receiving care from an adult
however it seems they take an active role as mother and infant can be seen to be turn taking
brazen et al 1975 described the interaction ..
as a dance because it is just like a couples dance where the partner responds to each others moves